Mad Penguin Announces Slackware Handbook Project

Mad PenguinTM announced today that they have launched the >Slackware Handbook Project, promised to be the most complete documentation every created for the oldest Linux distribution in active development. The handbook will be a very close cousin to the FreeBSD Handbook, which is a document noted for its thorough approach to documenting the operating system. According to sources at Mad Penguin, there is a void in the current offerings of technical documents available for the popular open source operating system. "There is nothing like the FreeBSD Handbook for Linux and our design may even take it farther then that," says Narayan Newton, Mad Penguin System Administrator, who was responsible for the original handbook concept.

Adam Doxtater, Mad Penguin Founder and Chief Technology Editor, brought the concept to life. "Not only will we be able to provide a central documentation source for Slackware Linux, but in keeping with the theory of this model, it will never be dated" he said today. "There is already a real need for something like this. We're simply providing the community with the tools it needs to make it a reality."

The design of the handbook closely adheres to the Open Source software model, which will ensure only the highest quality content reaches its pages. Volunteers from around the world will have the ability to author the content of the handbook, and a 'peer' moderation system will ensure that the information remains accurate and current. Everyone interested is encouraged to register with the site ( registration is always free ) to take part in the project.

"Think of it as a wiki of sorts. All of the contributors are capable of editing and adding to the work of others on the project." said Doxtater, "This will ensure that the documentation is of the highest standard". Mad Penguin says that the new site is currently in operation and ready for the general public.

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About Mad PenguinTM
Mad Penguin is the one of the premiere Linux/Open Source portals on the Internet today. Founded by Linux advocate and author Adam Doxtater with James Hunter in early 2003, Mad Penguin has been serving quality original content for the past two years to thousands of users each day.

About Slackware Linux
Slackware Linux is a complete 32-bit multitasking "UNIX-like" system. It's currently based around the 2.4 Linux kernel series and the GNU C Library version 2.3.2 ( libc6 ). It contains an easy to use installation program, extensive online documentation, and a menu-driven package system. A full installation gives you the X Window System, C/C++ development environments, Perl, networking utilities, a mail server, a news server, a web server, an ftp server, the GNU Image Manipulation Program, Netscape Communicator, plus many more programs. Slackware Linux can run on 486 systems all the way up to the latest x86 machines ( but uses -mcpu=i686 optimization for best performance on i686-class machines like the P3, P4, and Duron/Athlon ).